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Trump says US will ‘no longer help Iraq’ if it picks Maliki as PM

Donald Trump has threatened to end US support for Iraq if former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wins power again.Maliki, who has links to Iran, was selected at the weekend by an alliance of Shia-led parties as its nominee for prime minister.In his latest intervention in another country's politics, the US president wrote on Truth Social that Maliki would be a "very bad choice", adding: "Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos."…

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Trump says government will ‘de-escalate a little bit’ in Minnesota after Pretti shooting

President Donald Trump said his administration was "going to de-escalate a little bit" in Minnesota, after the second fatal shooting of a US citizen by federal immigration officers there."Bottom line, it was terrible. Both of them were terrible," he said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday.In early January Renee Good was fatally shot by an immigration officer, followed by Alex Pretti, who was killed after being stopped by border agents this past weekend. Pretti's death reignited local…

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Why Trump is hitting the road to rally Americans on the economy

After a year that began with action in Venezuela and a trip to Davos, President Donald Trump is turning his attention back to the domestic economy. On Tuesday, Trump made a planned trip to Iowa to speak about affordability, which could be followed up by monthly speeches in more US cities and states. It comes after he commented in a White House press conference that the US economy was "great", but "we're not getting" the message across. White…

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Trump’s border tsar replacing Bovino in Minneapolis

Trump’s border tsar replacing Bovino in Minneapolis

Bernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter EPAUS President Donald Trump has deployed his "border tsar" Tom Homan to lead on-the-ground immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, after two US citizens were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month.The White House has said Homan, who arrived in Minneapolis on Tuesday, will now be the "main point of contact on the ground" and will meet with city officials.It comes as Gregory Bovino, the US border patrol chief…

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TikTok US denies claims it is censoring content

TikTok US denies claims it is censoring content

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesTikTok has denied claims that its new US operations are heavily-controlling what users post after thousands reported glitches with the video streaming platform.In a response to the BBC, a spokesperson for TikTok US reiterated an earlier statement pointing to technical issues being the reason for issues since it became a separate American entity last week."We've made significant progress in recovering our US infrastructure with our US data center partner," they said. "However, the US user…

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Iran protesters describe personal toll of crackdown

Iran protesters describe personal toll of crackdown

Soroush Negahdari,BBC MonitoringandGhoncheh Habibiazad,BBC PersianWANA via REUTERSIranian authorities responded with lethal force as the protests in Tehran escalated on 8 January"My friends are all like me. We all know someone who was killed in the protests."For Parisa, a 29-year-old from Tehran, the crackdown by security forces in Iran earlier this month was unlike anything she had witnessed before."In the most widespread previous protests, I didn't personally know a single person who had been killed," she said.Parisa said she…

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Carney denies walking back Davos speech in phone call with Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has told reporters he stands behind his speech in Davos calling out unconstrained super powers, after a Trump official said he had "aggressively" walked it back in a call with US President Donald Trump. "To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president, I meant what I said in Davos," Carney said on Tuesday, confirming he and Trump had spoken by phone.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told Fox News on…

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US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger

US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger

Paul KirbyEurope digital editorRoberto Schmidt/GettyThe images emanating from Minneapolis have shocked ItaliansThe US immigration agency whose officers have been involved in two fatal shootings in Minneapolis has said it is sending agents to help support American security operations during the Winter Olympics, which start in Italy on 6 February.Confirmation of the agency's role came from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after reports prompted alarm and anger in Italy."This is a militia that kills... of course they're not…

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India and EU to announce FTA amid Trump tariff tensions

The European Union and India are set to announce a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US.India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Monday that negotiations had been wrapped up and the deal finalised.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Luís Santos da Costa are in Delhi, where the announcement is expected.Both India and the EU are seeking…

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Immigration chief departing Minneapolis as Trump sends border tsar Tom Homan to scene

A top US immigration official is expected to leave the US city of Minneapolis in what may mark a shift in the White House's tone after the fatal shooting of a second US citizen by federal officers over the weekend. As Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and some immigration agents depart, "border tsar" Tom Homan will begin leading on-the-ground efforts in the Minnesota city after the shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday escalated tensions. The decision by President…

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Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%

US President Donald Trump has announced he is raising tariffs on South Korean imports to 25% after accusing Seoul of "not living up" to a trade deal reached last year.In a post on social media, Trump said he would increase levies on South Korea from 15% across a range of products including automobiles, lumber, pharmaceuticals and "all other Reciprocal TARIFFS".The two countries reached a deal last October, which included a pledge from South Korea to invest $350bn (£256bn)…

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Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage

The Israeli military says it has retrieved the body of the last remaining hostage in Gaza.It had been searching for Master Sgt Ran Gvili since the ceasefire with Hamas began in October.Hamas was meant to return all hostages, alive and dead, within 72 hours of the ceasefire taking effect. Twenty living Israeli hostages and the bodies of 27 dead Israeli and foreign hostages were handed over but for the past few weeks Hamas said it had not yet…

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